Failing to win : perceptions of victory and defeat in international politics / Dominic D.P. Johnson and Dominic Tierney.

By:

Johnson, Dominic D. P, 1974- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Tierney, Dominic, 1977- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (345 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780674039179
0674039173

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Failing to win.DDC classification:

303.6/6 22

LOC classification:

U21.2 .J626 2006eb

Other classification:

89.75
MK 3000

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Contents:

CONTENTS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Score-keeping -- 3. Match-fixing -- 4. Sources of Variation -- 5. The Cuban Missile Crisis -- 6. The Tet Offensive -- 7. The Yom Kippur War -- 8. The U.S. Intervention in Somalia -- 9. America at War -- 10. Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index

Summary: How do people decide which country came out ahead in a war or a crisis? In Failing to Win, Dominic Johnson and Dominic Tierney dissect the psychological factors that predispose leaders, media, and the public to perceive outcomes as victories or defeats--often creating wide gaps between perceptions and reality.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-331) and index.

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How do people decide which country came out ahead in a war or a crisis? In Failing to Win, Dominic Johnson and Dominic Tierney dissect the psychological factors that predispose leaders, media, and the public to perceive outcomes as victories or defeats--often creating wide gaps between perceptions and reality.

In English.

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